inahoustonhospitalwhere he is recovering from complications of bronchitis. it is one day after barbara bush made a call to the oak ridge boys, one of his favorite bands. clayton sandel has the story. >> ♪ amazing grace >> it was a spirit lifting serrona de e ordered by barbara bush. >> she called and said we should cheer the president up. and if the oak ridge boys could get together and sing him a song or two. >> for decades the bush family and the oak ridge boys had been mutual fans. when the call came in from mrs. bush, the boys were actually on vacation, but dropped everything, gathering at the office in 45 minutes. >> it was actually great to hear the president's voice in a cheerful mood. >> mr. bush, now 88 years old, is in this houston hospital fighting complications of bronchitis, an expected three-day stay stretching more than a month. but when the band called his room on friday, thub 41 had a -- thub 41 had a request. jay he was ready to hear elvira. >> ♪ i was singing elvira. ♪. >> and then the boys picked one of their favorites. >> you will remember this one. >> ♪ amazing

.w. bush is out of intensive care inahoustonhospitalwhere he is recovering from complications of bronchitis. it is one day after barbara bush made a call to the oak ridge boys, one of his favorite bands. clayton has the sandel has the . >> ♪ amazing grace >> it was a spirit lifting serrona de e ordered by barbara bush. >> she called and said we should cheer the president up. and if the oak ridge boys could get together and sing him a song or two. >> for decades the bush family and the oak ridge boys had been mutual fans. when the call came in from mrs. bush, the boys were actually on vacation, but dropped everything, gathering at the office in 45 minutes. >> it was actually great to hear the president's voice in a cheerful mood. >> mr. bush, now 88 years old, al in this houston fighting complications of bronchitis, an expected three-day stay stretching more than a month. but when the band called his room on friday, thub 41 had a -- thub 41 had a request. jay he was ready to hear elvira. >> ♪ i was singing elvira. ♪. >> and then the boys picked one of their favorites. >>

:25. >> former president george h. w. bush is in intensive care atahoustonhospitalthis morning. >> mr. bush's been hospitalized there since last month with what is being described as a stubborn fever. >> a spokesman for his office said that the 88 year-old is on an all liquid diet and has been in the icy you since sunday. >> busch sr. was a resume limited to the hospital for a bronchitis like a cough. >> the call as improve the now the fever is the issue. doctors say that they are treating the fever tylenol. >> south africa's president c says for president nelson mandela has been released from hospital. >> the 90094 year old had been hostile to the beginning of this month. >> he was diagnosed with lung infection and also had surgery to remove also. >> a presidential spokesman says mandela will receive more medical care at his in johannesburg home until he finally recovers. >> the f b i and the part of homeland's security considered the occupied move and a potential terrorism threat before he began. >> the information comes from the fbi internal documents released under the freedom of inform

in intensive care at ahoustonhospital.doctors are trying to control a stubborn and rising feature. >> he's conscious, joking with his doctors but the president looks like he's done a few rounds with mike tyson. >> president owe pa ma returns to washington today with five days to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> all eyes will be on the senate after house republicans said it's up to senate leadership to reach a deal. >>> starbucks is urging action asking baristas in his washington, d.c., cafes to write the word "come together" on the cups. >> a new york newspaper facing backlash after it published the names and addresses of local gun owners. >>> a busy shanghai shopping center a shark tank exploded. >>> the windy city of chicago will sport america's most expensive parking meters. >> what do you think about that? >> too much. >> all that -- >> smith catches, shoots puts it up, puts it in at the buzzer! j.r. smith with another game winner! >>> what is your favorite app? >> scrabble. >> sometimes i want to yank that out of your hands. >> and all that matters. >> an endangered thi

. at least two reported tornadoes touched down inthehoustonarea.one man was killed when a toppled tree flattened his pickup truck. by mid-afternoon, nearly 70,000 people in the houston area were without power. meteorologist david bernard says it's only going to get worse. >> this is a wide-ranging storm, as far as impacts go. there's a tornado threat in the south all the way into the southeast for tomorrow. north of that, arkansas into tennessee, indiana, parts of missouri and even into ohio, the threat will be for blizzard conditions developing later tonight and tomorrow. >> reporter: and all that bad weather is tracking east, with the bulk of it hitting the northeast by wednesday night. nm? >> thanks, michelle. police are learning more about what led to the ambush of four firemen yesterday in webster, ebstyork. there is a memorial outside the firehouse to michael chip rene and thomas kaczowka. they were shot and killed by the gunman william spengler, who later killed himself. he left a rambling note in which he said he wanted to see how much of the neighborhood he could burn down and

him from intensive care to a regular patient room at the methodist hospitalinhouston. thesenior president bush initially checked into the hospital for bronchitis and a cough. he was preparing to go home until he developed a fever and other complications last week. bush is 88 years old. 9: 22 we will be right back after this. >>> more than 800 new laws are set to take effect in california at the start of the new year.now just two days away. kron four's philippe djegal took at look -- and has some highlights. >> reporter: murderers given a second chance. senate bill 9 says some prisoners who commited murder as a child could now have a chance of returning to the streets. instead of life without parole. some offenders can fight for a new term of 25 years to life. >>> and, drivers licenses for illegals. some 400-thousand undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for a license. this applies to those in a federal program supporting immigrants who came to states as a child and have not broken the law. another bill out of the assembly. >>> gives women greater access to birth control.

.>>>houstondynamoand l.a. galaxy tied at 1. galaxy won their second straight mls cup 3- 1. also david beckham's final mls game. >>> it goes. warriors just rolling. they beat the pacers 103-92. 18 points off the bench. he only missed one field goal all night. >>> sadly we pass along the news of the death of college basketball coach rick majerus. he was 64 years old. led utah to the 1998 ncaa final against kentucky. coach could never beat kentucky. >> thank you much. before we go, got to have one last word from paul about the storm. it's already here. >> we got some rainfall. it poured all evening long. really round three hasn't even started yet. you get a break about 4 or 5 more hours. about 2:00 in the morning, here comes the rain. soggy tomorrow morning. by tomorrow evening we're down with the rounds. no round four. >> going to hold you to that. that's it for us. thanks for joining us. more sports another 11:00 on cbs 5. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking

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card spotinhouston. thepunt blocked. the scoop and score. 23-texans. andrew luke through for 186 yards, two t.d.es, including this one to hit ton. that was not enough. texan improve to 12-2 with the victory. >> den vers sealed the afc west effects ago but have a chance for to top spot in the afc. made a statement in baltimore. picking off joe flacco, goes 90 yards. peyton manning threw only one t.d. pass, this strike to eric decker. he had 133-yard receiving. broncos with the nine, game win streak, 34-17 the final. ravens still lead their division. >> if the patriots beat san francisco tonight they'll have the home field advantage. le seahawks keeping the pressure on the 49ers. they beat the bills, quarterback russell wilson rap for three t.d.es in the game and the defense game up big for the seahawks. thomas, picked off ryan fitzpatrick, takes it 57 yards the other way. niners face the red-hot seahawks next sunday in seattle. seahawks win 50-17. >>> fall tons, the team to bet in the nfc showing i would today. mat rhine hits tony gonzalez. 14-0 atlanta. fourth quarter, ryan could

to a regular patient room at a hospitalinhouston. doctorswere initially treating him for bronchitis and a cough. he was preparing to go home until he developed a fever and other complications last week. friends say the former president's recovery may have had something to do with a special performance on the phone.from the oak ridge boys, they serenaded him friday at the request of his wife barbara. >>> two men in maine are celebrating their first day as a married couple, after tying the knot in the state's first-ever same-sex marriage ceremony. steven bridges and michael snell were first in line when the doors opened at city hall in portland at midnight. more than two-hundred supporters greeted the couple as they came out of the clerk's office. voters in maine approved same-sex marriage at the polls in november, and the law takes effect today. several cities around the state opened at midnight to give couples their first chance to get marriage licenses. to >> there are lots of things to do on new year's eve. and if you haven't decided yet on how to ring in the new year, kron 4's al

in arizona and the vickings upset the texansinhouston23-6.so these four teams have now clenched an afc division title and a play off spot that would be houston, new england, baltimore. texans could clench a spot. and the two wild card teams are also set. the colts and those cincinnati bengals. >>> today's game in oakland i guess oakland in charlotte featured six unnecessary roughness penalties. tommy kelly admitted after the game that his quarterback carson palmer left the game with an injury so they wanted to get back at newton. cam tries to kick kelly. nobody sited newton. cam bumps into the referee that is going to call another call on newman. >> i felt that i threw the ball and after i threw it he still finished and drove me into the ground. out of frustration with me seeing the umpire there and i just questioned his decision not to throw the flag. but you know that's just the name of the game. sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't. >> he'll probably gate phone call from roger gudel. >>> and gayles finally played their game tonight. >>> and in honolulu, today against southern

government to take action to protect women. >>>thehoustonchroniclesays former president george h.w. bush is out of intensive care and resting in a regular room at the methodist hospital. he is being treated for a persistent fever. his condition improved over the weekend. >>> the moscow times reports five people were killed when a russian airliner crashed as it tried to land in moscow. a dash cam video shows how the plane overshot the runway went through a fence, and onto a highway. there were just eight crew members on board. >>> "usa today" says lawmakers on capitol hill reached a deal on sunday to extend the farm bill for another year. without an agreement, dairy subsidies would have risen to 1949 levels and the price of milk could have doubled. >>> and "the new york post" said kim kardashian and kanye west are expecting their first child. at his concert in atlantic city he told the crowd now you're having my baby and told them to congratulate his baby mom. they have been dating for nearly a year. anthony? you were surprised by the news this morning. >> yea

atahoustonhospitalthis morning dealing with a stubborn fever. the former president's family is confident that he will be out of the i see you soon. the 88 year-old has been in a hospital for more than a month, after first coming down with bronchitis. >> here is a live look outside. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, internet and home phone start at $89 a month. now get the same great price for two years. [ female announcer ] switch today and get a total home dvr included, free for life. [ male announcer ] you get reliable, high speed internet on our advanced digital network. choose from speeds up to 24 megs. [ female announcer ] and with u-verse tv you can record four shows at onc

showers. temperatures in the upper 50s. across the country 73 degreesinhouston, 48and cool in denver, 45 degrees in chicago. you have some rain in new york 54 degrees. around the bay area, we'll keep those temperatures mainly in the 50s and couple of low 60s. the next few days may watch the weather settle down a bit. frosty temperatures tonight and tomorrow night very cold. but then stormy weather could make a return on thursday staying unsettled and possibly wet right into the weekend. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a group of fishermen in santa cruz make it off their sinking boat in santa cruz alive. six men set sail yesterday when their 18-foot boat started taking on water. they called for help, took an hour for rescuers to find them. everybody on board made it out safely and uninjured. >>> more bay area headlines. the san francisco deputy accused of robbing a bank will be back in court today. police say that phillip tonge held up a bank of america branch in the richmond district in november. he allegedly handed the teller a note saying he was armed. investigators used video to id

. local lawyers teamed up with an attorneyfromhoustonwhohelped win a $500 million case against bp. >> cat williams has been arrested again. you might remember will yips had an onstage melt down after an arrest in oakland for allegedly breaking a bottle over someone's head. but today released from jail in seattle. he was charged with resisting arest after refusing to leave a bar following an argument. police say he flicked a cigarette into a woman's face. and involved in an altercation with tree fans who tried to get pictures taken with him. >> still to come tonight at 6:00 republicans offering a solution to ending the fiscal cliff-hanger. how not solving it will affect your family pocketbook. >> from the state capitol tonight, new lawmakers taking their seats. what is still to come now that democrats hold a super majority. >> and kate middleton's emergency trip to the hospital. she could be there for days with something much worse than morning sickness. >>> less than a month to go until the u.s. could spend massive spending cuts and tax increases known as the fiscal cliff. >> toni

reading in the duma been cleared the upper house before going to president vladimirinhoustonforhis signature. close to 1000 russian children are adopted by u.s. families last year. >> time magazine has unveiled the 2012 choice for its iconic person of the year cover. president obama is this year's choice beating out figures including yahoo ceo morris the mayor, apple ceo tim coke, egyptian president mohammed morsi and bill and hillary clinton. president obama also receive the honor and 2008 when he was president elect. as it has for the past 85 years time magazine up selected the person or persons its editors dean had the single braids impact during the past year. and is 612 a m in the live look from our roof and van ness ave. it is not the goal the spot by a longshot. 41 degrees looking for a high of 50 this afternoon. >> in washington summit weather is being blamed for a major mudslide. it took out a freight train. is that the 5 ft. wide stock slide it slammed into a moving freight train derailing and crunching cars on the tracks. the longshoremen working nearby says he realized

for treatment of a bronchitis related cost and was moved to intensive careathouston's methodisthospital. >>> lawmakers are taking us right up to the edge of the fiscal cliff. just two more days to go before tacks go up for all americans. will the president's pressure on congress in the last 24 hours bring a deal? john carl has some answers. reporter: with just three days left, finally a imlimmer of hope. >> i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> it's going to be imperfect and people aren't going to like it. >> right now it's in the hands of the two senate leaders pgz democrat harry reid and republican mitch mcconnell. they're working on a minideal that would preinvestigate a tax increase for roughly 98 of american workers, and extend unemployment benefits set to expire for two million people, and cut payments in medicare doctors. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. >> the 11th hour evident comes after the president met with the congressional leadership at the white house. his first such meeting in six wee

in the process adrian peterson peterson was held in check todayinhouston. petersonhad 25 carries but for just 86 yards in the vikings 23-6 win over the texans that means he will need a monster day -208 yards to be exact - in next sunday's finale against green bay to break eric dickerson's single season rushing record of 2,105 yards a vikings win in that game and they would also clinch a playoff spot pete carroll cosmonautgoes nuts however, take a look with the fumble and this player was off the field with a kneecap injury. 8 for great catc baldwin, a single but a bit of a disappointment kaepernick where it had a bit of a difficult day they are no one half-game of on the seattle. arizona, san francisco has the chance to clinch the division. when one game left, the green bay packers are leapfrogging the 49ers. for the no. 2 playoff spot. the packers speaking at their right time and board to take a look easy today against a pretty bad titans team. they would get the first round after the packers, the niners are battling for that spot. >> another of the raiders lost today in carolina. newton, for

port from bostontohouston. theywill walk off on sunday if a deal can't be reached. the association represents more than 14,000 dock workers at 15 ports. a shut down could cost the economy billions of dollars. a mediator has been working with the two sides. a strike is looming with a few days left. >>> a court set aside $200 million in restitution to wells fargo debt card users. the bank illegally manipulated how it processed mumps to max -- purchases to maximize over draft fees. the court sent the case back to the trial court saying the bank violated state law in the way it notified customers. >>> traffic is being rekrauted to -- rerouted. the no awe -- u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration approved vessel lane changes. the whale migrate up the california coast. in 2010 20 whales died after colliding with a ship. >>> zoo keepers build a fire every day during the winter for the 160 monkeys. they are not afraid of the flames and love to lay around the fire. zoo keepers use the fire to bake sweet potatoes that are a big hit with them. >>> snowstorms pound the northeast

like to wake up in minneapolis at 11 degrees. kansas city, at 9degrees.houston, 36degrees. dallas feels like 17 this morning. that's how deep the cold air goes. take it further southeast and know this morning florida and overnight tomorrow, you're getting the colder air just dropping right in. tampa, 43, your overnight lows. orlando coming in at 41. that's the cold air going into deep florida over the next 24 hours. look at the big board. the big thing is the cold air following the storm that we load up another storm. there's more snow coming from minneapolis, all the way towards denver with the next line. atlantic city, it continues to snow there. nice and dry, if you're looking fo >> and it's moments like this we like to point out honolulu at 79. all that weather was brought to you by home depot. more of america's weather next half hour. >> thank you, sam, for rubbing it in. >>> janet jackson engaged to her billionaire boyfriend. >>> plus, movie theater secrets revealed. why the popcorn really tastes so good. and what's the best seat in the house? new years clutter is no match f

in the tough severe weather over the next couple of days.fromhoustontodallas. know that tomorrow, this spreads in. we're a little concerned there might be a tornado outbreak in the heavy red shaded area. 30 tornadoes since we have been keeping records in the 1950s have broken out in that christmas daytime period. we may see the christmas storms as well. this is where the snow will roll here. 5 to 10 inches of snow. actual la, little rock, i don't remember when little rock had christmas day snow. 1926 was the last time. now you have seen the boards. this is likely to be a travel trouble. alex perez is standing by in chicago o'hare. >> reporter: the first big wave of holiday travellers got their start over the weekend. the second wave will begin soon. along with the front of bad weather looking to spoil christmas plans and the next several days for millions. from san francisco to syracuse, many around the country are finding their holiday travel plans ruined. a huge snowstorm on the west coast hit northern california hard, causing hundreds of delays and canceled flights in and out

. >>> it appears that former george h.w. bush will spend christmas in the hospital. he's been inahoustonhospitalsince last month getting treatment for bronchitis. he's been getting therapy and they are optimistic he will recover. >>> nelson mandela is in the hospital. he's been hospitalized now for more than two weeks. he was diagnosed with a lung infection and had gallstone surge i have. he's responding to treatment and his condition has improved. >>> a snowstorm could make for a white christmas on the east side. this is good news for kids who are home from school and skiers and boarders. but it's creating headaches for holiday travelers. high winds would delay flights and they could get a few more inches. >>> bay area officials don't want you burning wood in your fire place. no spare the air is in effect. but there's concern that the pollution could be built up. >>> 7:19 now. the rain-soaked bay area will get a small break after a very stormy weekend but not for long. rosemary orozco will tell us when the rain is expected to return. >>> if you lost your home to foreclosure, you may be entitle

this morninginhouston. afamily spokesman said the 88- year-old is a alert, he is talking with medical staff and he is surrounded by his family. he was moved to the intensive care unit on sun and has been in the hospital since late last month. >> it'll put you in the icu because things are going well. we are hoping that the medicines and treatments can help him turn it around. >> he has a high fever and is now on a liquids only diet. his wife and his sons have all been frequent visitors at the hospital. >> in overnight news a southern california woman is in the hospital after police say a man set her on fire. a witness said that a man walked into a store, bought alcohol, put it on the woman who was sleeping on a bus bench, lit a match and then ran. the witness chased him and called the police. the suspect was arrested. he could face murder charges if the woman doesn't survive. >>> a petition against a controversial kansas church is growing. more than 250,000 have signed a petition asking the white house to legally recognize the church as a hate group. the church is known for protesting at

andhoustonplayingeach other in the championship game for the second year in a row. david beckham's last game with the galaxy. landon donovan perhaps playing his last game for the galaxy. the application win -- galaxy win, 3-1. >> kansas state and texas on deck here on abc-7. stay tuned for after the game. larry beil and myself will break it down and see who is going to what game. >> he is going to have this own talk show. >> he might. >> ama: that does it for this edition of abc-7 news. college football is next. and the abc-7 7 news exclusive app is now available for your android. download it for free from the amazon app.@res Ñ >>> kansas state coach bill snyder made this walk many times. but tonight, at hand, a bcs berth. mack brown knows its collin klein's final home game

england, clinching the title.34-18.houstongetsthe play off spot with the franchise record 11th win of the season. pittsburgh old man, batch, leads the steelers. 23-20. green bay scores it to beat minnesota. 23-14. tony roamo throws 3 touchdown passes. >>> coming up, tiger likes to win his own golf tournament. they try to do something [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. go to our website below to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just 14.

.houston, texasperson here manages the camp and are desperate for international help. >> with winter come are you afraid you won't be able to afford all these people. >> i can say we are trying our best but i don't think we can support all these people ix amid the despair there is dignity here and glimpses of happiness and hope as children sing and dream about a day with no more war. more camp now being built here in syria and across the border in turkey as the conflict approaches the two year mark no sign that this flood of refuse you gee is letting up. >> 2 long years. alex reporting in syria. >> 2 large earthquake today 7. 3 magnitude earthquake on the hit northeast coast of sky pan. same region devastated by a quake and tsunami in march of 2011. japan says this was an after shock of the event. early warnings this time gave coastal resident enough time to head for higher ground. no death. no damage reported. nothing major any way. 6.3 quake rocked the north island of nuss about 200 miles from awbing land. there are no reports of any damage there on new zealand. >> 2 disjockey in

arrested and charged with murder. >>> this morning, former president george h.w.bushhoustonhospital,the 80 year -- 88-year-old is in intensive care with a high fever, doctors expected bush to spend only a few days in the hospital and would send him home for christmas but his condition worsened. a spokesman says he's alert and talking to hospital staff. >>> new developments in the deadly winter storm hitting the south and east within the past hour the death toll has climbed to 12. forcasters expect the same system to cause more problems today. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: deadly winter storm has dropped massive amounts of snow from arkansas through the midwest to illinois and indiana. powerful system now a nor'easter with strong winds and more snow. >> we tried to get out of the parking spot we were spinning in circles. >> reporter: the storms spawned rare december tornadoes along the gulf coast, mobiling alabama hard hit. >> the -- power went out, we could hear it coming. >> reporter: the storms are also having a devastating affect on post-holiday travels, people finding cancel

inhoustonarenot confirming the 88-year-old president is on the mend but mrs. bush is certain he is >>> longtime bay area liberal congresswoman is retiring from congress, lynn woolsey is stepping down. her replacement will be sworn in thursday. the 75-year-old is known for her outspoken anti-war views she supported the 2001 joint resolution that paved the way for the invasion of iraq she regretted that vote and became the first member of congress to call for the withdrawal of troops from baghdad. >>> mike joining us with one of the final morning forecasts of 2012. >>> we could probably squeeze a couple more in before 7:00. did you use the -- you live in the city so you probably didn't have frost in morning. >> no. >> peninsula? >> no frost either but it is out there. >> more probably inland valley, more frost around the bay tomorrow away the shoreline coldest morning will be wednesday, expect more scenes like this we are seeing from sutro tower this morning. live doppler had quite a workout most of this month so we are giving it today off, not really, it is not going to see anyth

his brother when he was shot and killedinhouston. itwas a robbery over a pair of air jordan basketball shoes. he was a sun devils second leading leader in rush. he is expected took back for the game. >> terrible situation. we hope 20 get him back here and i hope that he will be playing in the game. we dedicate the game for marion's brother. that's been tough. we are a family. that's how the sun devils nation operates. that's a time of grieving for him, obviously. he will be joining us today. a lot of things a lot more important than football but he want s to be with his brothers. >>> the nfl may have a day off. despite the 'em baring 42-13 loss on sunday, the 49ers can still win the nfc west with a win. they are a and a half a game up. it would help if seattle were to lose this weekend, but needless to say 49ers still having a shot to make some noise. they are still right now as a 14 1/2 to 16 1/2 point favorite to beat arizona. >> all right. thank you, mark. >> uh-huh. >>> and for news throughout the evening, the latest is always on cbssf.com. the next newscast is at 10:00

. thenplayinghoustonwillbe hosting since nal i and the ravens will host -- cincinnati and the ravens will host. >> that's a good long sports cast. thanks mark. >>> all right. coming up on the 10:00 news, we will have more on that shooting in east oakland that ended with a teenager girl dead. >> plus taking on washington and we'll have the latest on the fiscal cliff talks. we'll see you bag -- back here at 10:00

is working on increasing his strength president bush's bidathouston's methodisthospital since november 23rd. >> at 88, he is the oldest living former president and he is also a world war two veterans. >> a pair of grocery giant looking to pick up some of the pieces left in the wake of the hostess bankruptcy. >> wal-mart and kroger are among the dozens of bidders for hostess assets. >> some of the bidders-debt bidders are interested in acquiring all hostesses, while others just focus on its cake or brits businesses. >> hostess has about 900 million of secured debt and faces up to about 150 million of the ministry claims. >> in the commute direction westbound right inside moving smoothly as you make your way to the high rise. we will be right >> 37 is a temperature of side in fact it has gone up it was 36 degrees when i first arrived out here the frost advisory is out until 8:00 a.m. this morning. when i came man from the north ba was a little bit colder there. you will definitely need to grab your jacket in your christmas scarf. >> you have the best attitude about the weather jackie. >> it

,000 in questionable spending last year. ktvu discovered two high ranking officials spent more than $4500 atahoustonstripclub in 2008. both of them have since stepped down. >>> the police have a warning if you use a popular trail in the east bay. a woman claims she was raped while hiking on the ma drone trail in alamo. what they are doing to make sure people out there are safe. >>> the fourth of july may never be the same in pacifica. the city is talking about banning all fire works. at this point they allow safe fire works. people light them on the beach typically on the fourth of july but they often don't clean up afterward. leftover debris gets carried out into the ocean. they are creating a task force to look into this issue. >>> 5:15. it's getting cheaper to park in san francisco. at least in some areas. san francisco municipal transportation agency says its sf park meters are mart of the reason. the parking rate is adjusted based on demand and location for the new parking meters. the rates have dropped an average of 14 cents an hour. some are offering rates of less than $1 an hour. that is a

george h. w. bush could be home for christmas. the former president remains inahoustonhospitalthis morning. a spokesman for the methodist hospital says he remains in stable condition and that his doctors are " increasingly confident " very much as ben and hospitals as a member 23rd for bronchitis related costs. >> 41 degrees right now intemperances go looking for high 53 this afternoon. how close did in your neighborhood? before you pull your toes out the door we will have your forecast for you in just a couple of minutes. >> it is 545 right now and we're taking a look at top stories this hour. firefighters and campbell have found a body after putting out a fire in the attached carport of an apartment building. five fire crews and police are on the scene working with arson investigators. the coroner has also ride on the scene. president obama will launch a gun control task force today. this administration might ever will create a new policy aimed at preventing another mass school shooting. the president has named vice president joe biden to head the task force. white house aid

on thursday. heading out clear, cold, high, 52. no cloud cover to keep us warm thismorning.houstoncloudy,77. a lot of rain and snow out in denver, 23 degrees there. chicago and new york partly to mostly cloudy skies. pinch point forecast a whole lot of 50s around the bay area 53 in concord. mid-50s by the afternoon in oakland. 52 in san francisco. more sunshine and things change or thursday. more clouds roll in because of the low pressure system we just showed you. things unsettled through the weekend. monday and tuesday in time for christmas, it looks like we dry out. that's a check of your weather and seven-day forecast. for more on traffic, here's gianna. >> let's enjoy these dry roads, as well. starting to see a backup at the bay bridge. no metering lights slow in the cash lanes. fastrak users though seem to be moving okay through the bay bridge. jumping to our maps right now checking our eastshore freeway commute to the bay bridge toll plaza clocking at nice speeds 6555 miles per hour westbound 80 not too bad. traffic moving nicely there at 65, 55 miles an hour. no delays approachi

inhouston. gota mix of rain and snow in chicago and rainy conditions in new york with temperatures in the mid-50s. we are seeing a lot of 50s here, as well. once again 55 in oakland by this afternoon. 53 in san francisco. 52 in napa. right now it's only 34 degrees. so here's your forecast over the next couple of days. once again, we have two really cold days here. we have today and then we have tomorrow. and then look at thursday. that's when our big change comes. we have another band of rain showers heading our way thursday and it looks like it lasts all the way into the weekend, finally clearing out by monday. that is a check of your seven- day forecast. with more on your traffic conditions, we go to gianna with that. >> all right, elizabeth, thank you very much. well, for commuters who typically take sand hill road in palo alto, we have a closure to report. in fact you're looking at a picture from the palo alto police department. this is sand hill road between el camino real and arboretum. it is shut down due to an accident where a vehicle took out a fire hydrant. this is a dui

. not too many clouds out there no fog to slow youdown.houstontravelingaround the country, 77 degrees mostly cloudy skies there. got some snow out in denver and mostly to partly cloudy. chicago and new york chilly, as well. so our afternoon highs once again we are going to see sunshine but these temperatures are not going to bump out of the mid-50s. mid-50s in oakland. 52 in san francisco. 51 out in fairfield and livermore. pretty similar to what we saw yesterday in fact. all right. here's your forecast. over the next several days, that rain makes a comeback thursday evening. and then it's sticking around things remaining unsettled friday straight into the weekend until we finally dry out christmas eve and christmas day on monday and tuesday. that's a check of your seven- day forecast. back to you guys. >> looking good. thanks. >>> reaction is expected from capitol hill this morning on a just-released report about that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. the report says grossly inadequate security because of management failures is to blame. ambassador chris stevens of the ba

style and no. 1whitneyhouston. thatwas a world with a surge in u.s. it was a little different with the houston came out on top fouled by hurricanes and the election 2012 under games and jeremy land. >> bay area crab fishermen are back in the water this morning and there nearly week-long strike after reaching an agreement with brokers over price. the two sides agree on $3 per lb ending the stalemate that catboats and harbor and local crab off our market shelves. those from half moon bay sentences go in bodega bay are already back at sea. local market should start receiving of fresh local dungeon as crab on friday. >> crab is always a good way to ring in the new year along with kron4. the area's favorite ring in the new year is always with kron4. the biggest parties and spectacular fireworks will be on the kron4 is new year's live show. it is hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich. we have video to show you from west virginia a mass of natural gas line explosion and fire. you can see from the side of the road they're big, big flames. four homes were destroyed and several ot

houston. >>and card test and is in bahrain right now and there have been some protest. >> i wonder why >> got the of the next hour following five days of rain will have more on the storm taking place in the bay area today. also the sinkhole and lafayette. we're waiting for the next round of rain and erica kato will have the the timing on the forecast. keeping an eye and washington politicians are getting nowhere as they try to deal with the fiscal cliff that is just 28 days away. will be back in two minutes after this quick break. 0ñ@Ñ

. memphis, to dallas,tohouston, tonew orleans, to atlanta. all those numbers in the 60s and 70s. even raleigh and washington coming in with good temperatures. the bitter cold air stays north of the border. watch the temperatures drop. denver, 19 by sunday, 28 by monday. there's snow moving in. could be more than three inches of snow, moving in with this area. and even in dallas, by the time we get to the end of the weekend, to the first of the week, the outskirts of town could be picking up light snow with this cold air. you're 40 by the time we get to monday. chicago, if you get snow this weekend, then you won't have the longest stretch of no-snow days. if you don't get it this weekend, it is the longest stretch of no-snow days, since they've been keeping records in that area. this is the big hope to get some snow in to a big part of the country. you know, middle all that weather was brought to you by at&t. josh? elizabeth? george? lara? >> sam. >>> coming up, the brand-new, terrifying pranks that were pulled off in an elevator, get this, with cameras rolling. has reality television

in front of the flagpoleathoustonelementaryschool just southeast of modesto. he was not armed. he wanted to be sure all children could go home safe for christmas. he has a father every three-year-old and his wife is expecting another child. the principal says he will be back today the schools last day before holiday break. he is there just to reassure the parents and kids. >> it is a will be held tonight in san jose for the victims of last week's shooting in new town. several community groups will be gathering to give residents the chance to share their thoughts and condolences on the tragedy. tonight's vigil starts at 6:30 p.m. at the county government center on town on west heading street in san jose. paper ornaments will be placed on a holiday treat for the victims. it's really on his way through the end of the year. . >> we will be right back. don't forget about new year's eve if you don't have plans and are just going to sit home new years eve turned on a kron4 and we will have a party. >> let's get more on the cold weather in the bay area. mike pelton is and pleasanton this

and wenttohoustonelementaryschool in stanislaus county and there he stood guard, greeting the students happy to see him there. >> it felt like we were safe and he was keeping the school safe. >> i hope he inspires other marines to stand guard and make sure their schools an communities are safe. >> he has no gun, he's not being paid and he doesn't take a break. he plans to be at the school today and after the holiday break. >>> 7:23. it will be twice as easy to find out where in the world santa claus is this christmas eve. norad is teaming up with microsoft's bing mapping service to keep track of the jolly old man and rudolph. google is now launching its own santa tracker this year. >>> let's check in with sal. do you know what today is? >> it's the last day of fall. >> tomorrow is the octimal -- what is it? we need steve here. >> let's ask mark. >> let's take a look at the commute. the traffic is moving along pretty much smoothly. we're trying to figure out why there was a little bit of a minor stalled vehicle really up near 880 but, it usually doesn't cause this much traffic. we don't

ran to police cars and a parked vehicle before tried to run away on foot. this isinhouston, texas.the >> look at all of the police cars. >> bay area >> . a street race between two vehicles and vallejo leads to hit and run incident on broadway street. this sent a 54 year-old man to the hospital in critical condition monday night. police said that neither vehicle stopped after hitting the pedestrian. investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the area for clues in the hit and run case. anyone with information can call the vallejo police department. >> a man shot in west oakland on christmas day has pushed the homicide rate to the highest in four years. 32 year-old ronald lust was shot multiple times this afternoon at 2410 chestnut street in west oakland. his death is the 127th homicide of the year. the last time the number was this high was in 2007. no one has been arrested in connection with the shooting. >> will be right back. >> welcome back. here is a live look in tahoe. you do need to have your chance to get over the passes. if you are headed that way they do have more

in intensive care atahoustonhospitaltonight. the bush camps is remaining mostly silent -- providing no details today about his medical condition. mister bush -- who is 88- year-old. was hospitalized last month for a nasty cough related to bronchitis. he is now said to have developed a stubbord fever that rose earlier this week. the good news is he's alert and talking to doctors. >> the debate over gun control and the fallout from the n-r-a comments continue. national rifle association president david keene is speaking out today.nearly two weeks after the connecticut school massacre. n-r-a executive vice president wayne lapierre first addressed the issue last friday.calling for armed officers in all u-s schools. lapierre blamed recent mass shootings on poor oversight of the mentally ill, violent t-v shows, movies and video games.among ofther things. today keene responded to the backlash over lapierre's suggestions on school security. >> when wayne lapeer spoke about a week ago, he suggested that what has to happen and what should happen is that in every school district, administrator

coach just livid at the bowlinhouston. heknew that this next play was coming. texan tech was down. no time was left when ryan won it. the final was 34 to 31. >> the time is now 7:51 a.m.. here is a look at the golden gate bridge. and a reminder, the bay area's favorite way to rank in the new year is always with kron4. if the biggest part is as spectacular fireworks will be on kron 4 urs new year's live show. it will be hosted by catherine he nan and gary radnich. if kron 4 is new year's life starts at 1130 on new year's eve. >> will be right back red >> in southern california, preparations for the 124th enrols if parade will to stay are in full bloom. volunteers are getting the impressive flows parade- ready before show time on new year's day. this year's dr. seuss-inspired theme is " oh, the place you';; go! ". the floats all feature fresh and dried flowers. some get creative, using ingredients like rice and seaweed. besides the colorful floats, about two dozen marching bands from all over the country will participate in the parade. >> dachshuns race for charity. a lucky hound is

on the list for cape capt. kate nelson and late singerwhitneyhouston. >>the clean up after the storm but first more on potential rain again in the forecast. >> today is your dry day in your chance to catch up on the storm clean up if you have any left over from the weekend. we're expecting a mixture of sun and cloud for the day. temperatures will be generally in the '60's and 50's. samarra and increasing clouds and some rain is coming back into the area. the potentially for wednesday in a quiet weather pattern for the end of the week into the weekend. temperatures in downtown san francisc 7061 degrees. when i come back we'll breakdown the forecast for you and let me know what areas have the best chances for some rain. >> we're still looking as slow traffic here for our hot spot the nimitz freeway. further problems now, adding to the slowing out of the maze on 980 is a report of a car fire. it is right here near the connecting ramp from westbound 98880 southbound. the five car crash has been cleared from the traffic lanes but there is a clean-up operations on the shoulder. that is why

new englandtakehoustonapartlast night you know that will be good. >> nbc they can decide which gained to put in prime-time and next week it is new england which is said. a week from sunday night it will be the san francisco 49ers at seattle. they decided to make that the national game of the week. back-to-back games. if the technical 49ers uselose both that could find themselves in second place. >> that is the worst-case scenario. when you saw what brady did that guy is amazing. got the gift to football r g iii. i guess he is tied with brady. >> you know was no. 3 in the quarterback ratings. alex smith. >> we ignore that sent brady and argierg iii. >> it does not look good when that happens to your knee. they say it will be ok. >> everybody says about gryphon that as good a he is part ogriffin as good as these is part of that is he can run. that means you are more susceptible to getting hurt. the wonder is this going to be a yearly thing where this guy gets beat up a bit. >> we will see if he is able to play. and then the coach who did such great things for san jose state took

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